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Last
night I watched ‘Hachi: A Dog’s Tale’ – The movie ended, the sobbing ceased and yet the cathartic role pets play in our lives continued - With Pluto sat next to me, I realised I’m so grateful
for the absolute healers, the real givers - the 3 pets I’ve had in my life.
Each have had their own personalities and their own quirks (Oh ya, it’s a
complete package, buddy! Perfection is boring, remember!!?)
And here’s how the story unfolds.. Scene 1: Falling in love
with Natasha .. Scene 2: Goofy makes a grand entry… Scene
3: Pluto leaps into our life.. Scene 4: And we live
together happily (ever after I truly hope)… Happy reading..
We were
at Lonavala, a hill station near Bombay - As an afternoon getaway, we visited a
farmhouse recommended by my dad's friend (my mom still wonders if he was indeed
a "friend") - on sale were little pups - amidst all the oohs and
aahs, a Pomeranian (the Spitz type) pup caught our attention.. White as snow,
she seemed like a cotton ball with 4…

Last month, I attended the NASSCOM
D&I conference along with a few colleagues at work. One of the rare
seminars that was brilliantly planned & executed, each of the sessions was very
interesting, if not inspiring! Surrounded by tonnes of like-minded people, our
discussions and debates hit a new high.. Doe-eyed we came back with tonnes of
notes and to-dos (read lofty plans on initiatives that we’d begin right away if
not in a short while..) And then reality struck.. the snide
remarks, the sarcastic tones.. (the fact that Women’s Day fell in the following
week didn’t necessarily help).. “Do you know how the men folk see all this jazz
organisations want to create around this Diversity agenda? Have you ever
thought how this can harm you women colleagues – Would you feel comfortable if
someone thinks you made it to the top only cos of your gender!?” OF COURSE NOT…
And if you still persist, I will get Mrs. Funny Bones aka Twinkle Khanna’s help
to make this point clear(er) to you! Fo…